Steward Ilse of Cove Hold 

Player: T'star

Name: Ilse
Age: 24 (2.03)
Rank: Steward of Cove Hold

Description: Cinnamon brown hair matches quite nicely with her brown sugar tan. She is comfortably built, tall, but not overly slender, there is muscle under the softness, but her curves are full and round, firm from hard work, but no one would accuse her of being scrawny, though neither fat and still be honest. She’s simply built like a solid farm girl.

Personality: Ilse is a hard working, and takes her job as steward very seriously. She has a droll sense of humor and enjoys laughing, frequently doing so without much provocation. But for all the cheerful surface there are dark places in her soul. While she has many good acquaintances friends are a rare acquisition for her. She is a firm believer in hard work, and has a deep, abiding love of the sea.

Gender/preference: female, heterosexual 

History: Ilse was born to a pair of sea crafters who claimed no allegiance to anything but the sea. In spite of that they were neither renegade nor holdless. Her father, Ifsen, preferred life at sea to that on the land, and made a living by shipping goods, and eventually people about Southern Continent. He knew every inch of the coast and especially loved the uncharted wilds far to the east. Ilse didn’t much care /what/ coastline they were passing, she’d always loved the view.

On one of these trips, when she was 19, a storm kicked up and sank the ship. Ilse and a few others, which included her brother Melenar (though she didn’t know it), surivived and started to make their way to shore. Unfortunately in the storm, Ilse lost sight of the others and wound up nearer civilization that most. She was found shortly there after by a fishing boat from Cove hold. Lord Raske and Lady Luria took her in willingly.

Once she settled into a life on land her life long experience with the ocean became a pearl without price at a hold whose three major industries revolved around the ocean. Her gregarious attitude earned her the liking of most of the crafters, her hard work earned most of their respect. After six months she was appointed assistant steward, as the old man currently in the job had expressed a need for an assistant.

Two years after she arrived, almost to the day, old Wylter, retired and recommended her as his successor. The Holders took the recommendation without hesitation. So for the past three years she has helped to manage the business of the hold, ever keeping an ear out for word of any survivors from the wreck though she has long given up hope of re-locating any of her family who were on the ship.

Pets: 
Name: Shrike
Species: Wher
Color: Bronze
Description: Shimmering speckles of all shades of copper, bronze and even some gold adorn the hide of this large bronze wher. The glittering pinpoints cover the entirety of his body, all but the wingsails that is. Those stubby appendages are a translucent bronze, and in the light shine like hammered gold.
Personality: Shrike has a temper, for all his knight in shining armor appearance. He is the king of his territory, period no questions. Woe betide anyone who argue with his rule! Ilse can talk sense in to him. Few others can. Ironically the exception to this is Dolphins. The big, arrogant creature absolutely loves them.